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jim acosta traveling with mitt romney. president obama is trying to gain support what has traditionally been republican territory. what are you seeing? >> reporter: as you know, election day may be weeks away, but in virginia, ab sen tea voting is already under way and that is why you saw president obama and mitt romney treading on each other's turf this week. president obama heading to virginia beach as he tries to keep virginia out of reach for romney. >> reporter: in virginia beach, president obama tailored his latest attack on mitt romney to the military voters here as he hit his opponent for his recent comments that 37% of americans who don't pay income taxes see themselves as victims. >> i travel a lot around this country and i don't immediate meet a lot of victims. i see a lot of veterans who have served this country with bravery and distinction and i see soldiers who defend our freedom every single day and i see those military families who are wondering whether their loved ones are going to come back home safe and
jim acosta traveling with mitt romney. president obama is trying to gain support what has traditionally been republican territory. what are you seeing? >> reporter: as you know, election day may be weeks away, but in virginia, ab sen tea voting is already under way and that is why you saw president obama and mitt romney treading on each other's turf this week. president obama heading to virginia beach as he tries to keep virginia out of reach for romney. >> reporter: in virginia...
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if you look at iowa, 51%, 43% romney. the wisconsin poll, also the nbc poll, 51% obama, 45 romney. these are the key states, a lot of these are eight, nine, ten states that will determine who the next president is. >> yes. and the romney people would like to see their numbers a little better in florida. they really believe that they've got a really good shot at winning the state of florida. if they lose ohio, wolf, and you look at iowa and wisconsin, they've got to win one of those states and so far they're behind it. and what's behind it is the gender gap which so far is really not working in romney's favor. women, in iowa and wisconsin by double digits. and that's mitt romney's problem. >> you've been doing some reporting x ryan, on nevada right now. unemployment has gone down slightly but it's still above the national average. what do you see there? >> i went there to try to figure out why in a state with 12% unemployment has obama led every poll this year. it's just a demographic story there. the democrats say the adult latino citizen population has grown 39% since 2008 and the
if you look at iowa, 51%, 43% romney. the wisconsin poll, also the nbc poll, 51% obama, 45 romney. these are the key states, a lot of these are eight, nine, ten states that will determine who the next president is. >> yes. and the romney people would like to see their numbers a little better in florida. they really believe that they've got a really good shot at winning the state of florida. if they lose ohio, wolf, and you look at iowa and wisconsin, they've got to win one of those states...
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obama 50%, romney 43%. florida and virginia the same. obama 49%, romney 44%. if obama takes those three states, that's it. >> if you look at the national polls post both conventions, there seems to be undeniably the up tick for president. if you look at the poll -- 10% more democrats than republicans. they think it's somewhat out of balance they do acknowledge the president is ahead in ohio. you can see this. the president got some bouts. we can argue over how much. and here's the thing for mitt romney with 50 days left you're going into the last 50 days of the campaign. you can change one state. if you're good, z five points is not so much. but if you have to change four or five points in florida, three points here, two points there, then it gets complicated. he needs a national change in the dynamic which means he needs a very strong debate performance. >> there will be three debates and candy you'll be moderating. do those debates really, really change the final few weeks of a campaign? >> they certainly can. sometimes you see that it's already set. but the
obama 50%, romney 43%. florida and virginia the same. obama 49%, romney 44%. if obama takes those three states, that's it. >> if you look at the national polls post both conventions, there seems to be undeniably the up tick for president. if you look at the poll -- 10% more democrats than republicans. they think it's somewhat out of balance they do acknowledge the president is ahead in ohio. you can see this. the president got some bouts. we can argue over how much. and here's the thing...
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. >>> president obama gives romney a campaign present and romney is taking advantage. a 911 call is bogus, designed to harass a conservative blogger. we'll take a look at the shocking crime known as swatting. plus, right as theet high school graduates toss their caps in the air, a frightening storm moves in. you'll see why they scramble for cover. i'm wolf blitzer, you're in "the situation room kwoem. >>> president obama took a few questions in the white house briefing room today but in rushing to get out front of the jobs issue, the president stumbled and republicans are already reaping the benefits. let's go straight to jessica yellen standing by with the details. >>> president obama hammered congress, telling them to pass his long stalled jobs bill as a way to cushion the u.s. from the effects of europe's worsening economy. but that's 23409 the part of his remarks that's making news. the president trying to regain control of his mess amg. >> if congress decides despite all that that they aren't going to do anything about this simply because it's an election year, th
. >>> president obama gives romney a campaign present and romney is taking advantage. a 911 call is bogus, designed to harass a conservative blogger. we'll take a look at the shocking crime known as swatting. plus, right as theet high school graduates toss their caps in the air, a frightening storm moves in. you'll see why they scramble for cover. i'm wolf blitzer, you're in "the situation room kwoem. >>> president obama took a few questions in the white house briefing...
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does romney face a dilemma? how does he deal with the swing states, the republican governors, the economy clearly improving, let's say in virginia or ohio, but he can't really talk about that that much because he's going after the president on the economy? >> but i think if you listen to ron bonnjean that he's onto where the romney camp is going. look at the policies these republican governors have instituted. you've got them in wisconsin, michigan, in a lot of different places. and look what's happened under these sorts of circumstances. so i think he can take the governor's record. it does -- the question here is, if you don't give president obama credit for the good things that have happened say in virginia, how can you give him blame for the bad things that have happened in other states? so i think that's where this sort of strategy runs afoul. but nonetheless i think what he does is takes the republican template and says look what happened here, what these governors did for their states, i want to do for ev
does romney face a dilemma? how does he deal with the swing states, the republican governors, the economy clearly improving, let's say in virginia or ohio, but he can't really talk about that that much because he's going after the president on the economy? >> but i think if you listen to ron bonnjean that he's onto where the romney camp is going. look at the policies these republican governors have instituted. you've got them in wisconsin, michigan, in a lot of different places. and look...
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walker was with romney today. he joins us with a list of vp nominees who have traveled with romney on the tour. you had people like senator kelly of new hampshire who appeared with romney in that state on friday. former governor tim pawlenty, who was with him in new hampshire, and then with him in pennsylvania on saturday. and up and coming republican congressman r congressman, paul ryan. a favorite among fiscal conservatives and himself a vp candidate. he is from wisconsin, where romney went today to an event at the mills fabric plant. the owner of the plant introducing romney today, looking to break some news. take a listen. >> governor romney, we're in congressman ryan's hometown. he's right here. if you have an announcement to make -- >> to no i vail. no aunderstandment for romney yet. governor romney heading to iowa as we speak and to michigan tomorrow, wolf. >> brian, some of the states, it appears they are starting to cause the obama campaign real headaches. new hampshire is considered a tossup. in michigan
walker was with romney today. he joins us with a list of vp nominees who have traveled with romney on the tour. you had people like senator kelly of new hampshire who appeared with romney in that state on friday. former governor tim pawlenty, who was with him in new hampshire, and then with him in pennsylvania on saturday. and up and coming republican congressman r congressman, paul ryan. a favorite among fiscal conservatives and himself a vp candidate. he is from wisconsin, where romney went...
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what about romney? >> the republicans are now saying, you know what, you have to be more specific too. mitt romney can talk about his 59-point economic plan. nobody knows what's in it. and some including wisconsin governor scott walker said you've got to give people to glom onto. aimple of the romney campaign is saying this is what we're g t ay on thistis wre going to do in the first 100 days, but that doesn't amount to an economic plan that people can really compare to an economic plan advance by barack obama. now, i'm told by some democrats, maybe the president will do that at the convention in his convention speech. maybe a little bit sooner. other democrats say why do we have to do it? he's already outlined his plan. he's already given his budgets to congress. i would presume that mitt romney would come up with some set of specific proposals some time this summer, wolf. this is a debate they have to engage on. >> i listen closely to the president's speech today. >> right. >> in cleveland, romney's s
what about romney? >> the republicans are now saying, you know what, you have to be more specific too. mitt romney can talk about his 59-point economic plan. nobody knows what's in it. and some including wisconsin governor scott walker said you've got to give people to glom onto. aimple of the romney campaign is saying this is what we're g t ay on thistis wre going to do in the first 100 days, but that doesn't amount to an economic plan that people can really compare to an economic plan...
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governor romney with a slight edge 48% to 46%. again, that's a statistical tie well within the margin of error. the auto bailout is one of the things the president thinks will help him here in ohio. you heard him mention that in this speech. look at this in the industrial northern part of the state, across northern ohio where you have many auto-related direct factory plants, the president leads 52% to 45%. some evidence there especially among white blue collar workers the president is doing better than he might have done otherwise without the auto bailout. what was fascinating four years ago when you visited where i am, you knew at this time the race was over because the president then-senator obama was doing so well here. look at our poll numbers here from cincinnati and the southwest part of the state. governor romney ahead 52% to 47% in a region that is absolutely essential to republicans if they are to win a close statewide election here. we visited both campaign headquarters today in the cincinnati area. everyone concedes it
governor romney with a slight edge 48% to 46%. again, that's a statistical tie well within the margin of error. the auto bailout is one of the things the president thinks will help him here in ohio. you heard him mention that in this speech. look at this in the industrial northern part of the state, across northern ohio where you have many auto-related direct factory plants, the president leads 52% to 45%. some evidence there especially among white blue collar workers the president is doing...
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romney wasn't there either. if he's going to say that about obama, he has to say it about romney, too. >> it is the floaters, about the bobby jindal name. i think that does look like an audition. it is a reminder that this very cerebral politician of jindal was a knowledgeable person that he can also do the role that running mates traditionally do. something else needs to be said about why he's an attractive running mate. republicanses need to break out of this narrow label that they belong to a certain ethnic group and certain age group. it is one of the most republican available of the new population groups in america. there are a number of outstanding politicians with nikki haley and bobby jindal and without having to change their message. >> indian ancestry, and from india, not native american. >> right. >> he certainly is intelligent and certainly qualified, governor, reelected, ivy league education. he'd be formidable. >> absolutely. i totally agree with david in that the republican needs to branch out. ri
romney wasn't there either. if he's going to say that about obama, he has to say it about romney, too. >> it is the floaters, about the bobby jindal name. i think that does look like an audition. it is a reminder that this very cerebral politician of jindal was a knowledgeable person that he can also do the role that running mates traditionally do. something else needs to be said about why he's an attractive running mate. republicanses need to break out of this narrow label that they...
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the romney campaign is joining us with a reaction. i spoke about both interviews with senior advisor eric fehrnstrom. >> thanks for coming in. i want to give you a chance to respond first of all to what david axelrod said here in the situation a little while ago. >> i think he had a great record for making money for himself and his partners. he did not have a great record on job creation. when you take companies to bankruptcy, load them with debt, walk away with millions of dollars while the workers and creditors are left holding the bag, that may look good in terms of your balance sheet but it's not good economic policy and it's not right. >> he was talking about mitt romney. let me give you a chance to respond to axelrod. >> sure, wolf. thank you for having me on. i can tell you that governor romney is proud of his business record. and by the way, so is bill clinton. bill clinton called mitt romney's career in the private sector sterling. we agree with him. today the governor was in st. louis. he gave a speech defending free enterpr
the romney campaign is joining us with a reaction. i spoke about both interviews with senior advisor eric fehrnstrom. >> thanks for coming in. i want to give you a chance to respond first of all to what david axelrod said here in the situation a little while ago. >> i think he had a great record for making money for himself and his partners. he did not have a great record on job creation. when you take companies to bankruptcy, load them with debt, walk away with millions of dollars...
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signed b.o., barack obama. >> no one is talking about mitt romney and his traveling. this is not a national election in wisconsin. this is a statewide election. this is about the people of wisconsin. and the governor that came in with agenda, and this is about main street and wisconsin and that's why president obama decided like most other politicians that this is about going on on wisconsin. romney's name's not on the ballot. >> the republican employees, he was in neighboring minnesota and in neighboring illinois. he could have made a quick stop. >> i don't think president obama would have been a secret weapon. >> he's popular among democrats. >> of course, he's popular. they want to make this a national election and they want to bring in president obama so they can talk about president obama and the unions and all of that and this is about scott walker and what he did to the voters there and the fact that he targeted public employees in the state of wisconsin. that's what the fight is about today. >> there's also a question whether or not the president would have ac
signed b.o., barack obama. >> no one is talking about mitt romney and his traveling. this is not a national election in wisconsin. this is a statewide election. this is about the people of wisconsin. and the governor that came in with agenda, and this is about main street and wisconsin and that's why president obama decided like most other politicians that this is about going on on wisconsin. romney's name's not on the ballot. >> the republican employees, he was in neighboring...
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so romney i think overall most people would say, you know, romney overall had a better debate than ryan did. i thought ryan was fine. >> those who were watching. >> cleared the bar and so on. i don't think romney looks at the ryan performance and says i need to model myself after that. i think ryan was very clearly just trying to sort of establish, you know, sort of keep the momentum going. deliver a sort of solid calibrated performance and not give the democrats some big sound bite that they could latch onto. >> in fact, he did give them some things. i mean, i think this is a problem on substance, not on form but on substance with paul ryan. paul ryan and mitt romney need to reconcile their positions with respect to abortion. that's really clear that they have to do that. they have to reconcile where they are in terms of saying where it is that their $5 trillion is going to come from if not on the backs of middle class americans. a lot of substance -- >> needs to reconcile their position on where they are on benghazi. >> right. i mean, joe biden -- we spent today listening to the white
so romney i think overall most people would say, you know, romney overall had a better debate than ryan did. i thought ryan was fine. >> those who were watching. >> cleared the bar and so on. i don't think romney looks at the ryan performance and says i need to model myself after that. i think ryan was very clearly just trying to sort of establish, you know, sort of keep the momentum going. deliver a sort of solid calibrated performance and not give the democrats some big sound bite...
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mitt romney's slip-ups? ♪ [ acoustic guitar: slow ] [ barks ] ♪ [ upbeat ] [ barks ] beneful playful life is made with energy-packed wholesome grains... and real beef and egg. to help you put more play in your day. ♪ ( whirring and crackling sounds ) man: assembly lines that fix themselves. the most innovative companies are doing things they never could before, by building on the cisco intelligent network. >>> jack cafferty is here with the cafferty file. jack? >> the next congress will be one of the least experienced in decades. it might be more polarized than the current congress if that's possible. politico reports the house and senate will be filled with rookies and sophomores, unbound by the institution's traditions, that's a quote, who have virtually no experience doing serious legislative work. which means it will be hard to tell them from the current congress. the 2010 elections brought in new lawmakers. mostly republicans. remember the tea parties? then dozens of retirements were announced thi
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>> i think his good advice about governor romney was romney should be romney. he's a smart guy. he thinks voters are smart. he thinks they can understand that when you reduce loopholes and deductions and you flatten the code out, you make it flatter, fairer, reduce compliance cost and voters will get that. i never underestimate the voters. when you explain medicare reform, ryan's medicare reform to them, they understand that. when it's really been explained for instance in rubio's three-way race with the preponderance of seniors in florida, he won. i trust voters. i think they're smart. and i think they're really fed up and sick of sound bite politics and particularly sick of destruction politics. >> maria, sound bite politics, do you think that's the problem here? >> no. that's not the problem. i do agree with newt gingrich in that mitt romney has a communications problem. he certainly hasn't been able to seal the deal or communicate what it is his plan would be. or maybe the problem is that he actually has been communicating that too well to middle class families and they abso
>> i think his good advice about governor romney was romney should be romney. he's a smart guy. he thinks voters are smart. he thinks they can understand that when you reduce loopholes and deductions and you flatten the code out, you make it flatter, fairer, reduce compliance cost and voters will get that. i never underestimate the voters. when you explain medicare reform, ryan's medicare reform to them, they understand that. when it's really been explained for instance in rubio's...
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now mitt romney is up. so there is, they think, a chunk of voters who can be turned one way or the other. but let's right now take a listen to what mitt romney is saying right now. he's going through a standard part of a stump speech on whaild what he would do to produce more domestic energy in this country. >> crack down on china if and when they cheat. number three, i'm going to make sure the training programs work for the workers today. we get our kids the education they need. i'm going to make sure that our parents and our kids and the teachers, they come first and the teachers union will have to come behind. number four, i will get us on track to a balanced budget and i will champion small business. i'll make sure our tax policies and our regulatory policies and health care, all these things come together to make it easier for small business to grow and thrive. we have to do that to get jobs going again because small businesses are where two-thirds of jobs are created. these five things will create 12
now mitt romney is up. so there is, they think, a chunk of voters who can be turned one way or the other. but let's right now take a listen to what mitt romney is saying right now. he's going through a standard part of a stump speech on whaild what he would do to produce more domestic energy in this country. >> crack down on china if and when they cheat. number three, i'm going to make sure the training programs work for the workers today. we get our kids the education they need. i'm...
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barack obama 49%, mitt romney 33%. what is it that is new that you are pushing today and going forward that you think is going to attract folks to believe that you actually are for the middle class? >> sure. first, candy, you've seen all the economic reporting lately. monthly job losses are weakening. gdp is shrinking. retail sales are weaker than expected. >> right. >> and just yesterday we learned that manufacturing has declined for the second month in a row. this economy is not just down shifting, we are moving into reverse. >> but what is your big plan for the middle class? >> well, mitt romney laid it out in detail today. there are five areas where he has specific proposals around strengthening trade, around reforming education, around increasing energy production, cutting the deficit, and of course encouraging small businesses. and i think the question that you should be asking is not where is mitt romney's plan? because he laid it out in detail today. where's the president's plan? i think it's shameful we have a
barack obama 49%, mitt romney 33%. what is it that is new that you are pushing today and going forward that you think is going to attract folks to believe that you actually are for the middle class? >> sure. first, candy, you've seen all the economic reporting lately. monthly job losses are weakening. gdp is shrinking. retail sales are weaker than expected. >> right. >> and just yesterday we learned that manufacturing has declined for the second month in a row. this economy is...
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mitt romney? would you serve in a mitt romney administration if asked? >> of course. >> as secretary of state? would you like to see that? >> there's no way that i would be asked. i would not expect that. >> why wouldn't you be asked? good relationship with him? >> well, it's not neither here nor there. and i always believe in serving when asked. if you can actually add something to that particular job. but, listen, every candidate is able to find their own supporters and their own experts to surround themselves with. that's the way it should be. and in my case, i bring minimal value. so he's covered. >> last question, watching this, do you think this is a well-run campaign so far? >> well, the proof will be in november. a lot of times you see wheels coming off a bus only to see the candidates surge toward the very end and they all look like generiuses when all is said and done. >> governor huntsman, a pleasure to see you. >>> the emotional battle over voting rights gripping states across the coun
mitt romney? would you serve in a mitt romney administration if asked? >> of course. >> as secretary of state? would you like to see that? >> there's no way that i would be asked. i would not expect that. >> why wouldn't you be asked? good relationship with him? >> well, it's not neither here nor there. and i always believe in serving when asked. if you can actually add something to that particular job. but, listen, every candidate is able to find their own...
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romney's attack on mr. obama's decision not to visit israel during his first foreign president. >> you went to the middle east and you flew to egypt and saudi arabia and turkey and iraq. and by the way, you skipped israel. >> if we're going to talk about trips that we've taken -- >> reporter: for factory workers in ohio, the flare up over romney's opposition to the auto bailout. >> iran, mr. president. >> no, i am not wrong. >> people will look it up. >> and for military voters in virginia, romney's charge that the size of the navy is at 1917 levels. >> well, governor, we also have fewer horses and bayonets because the nature of our military's changed. >> reporter: it was hardly a direct hit for either candidate. as it turns out, every marine still undergoes bayonet training. and the fact checking watchdog blame the president for the current navy fleet levels as pants on fire. now, as for the president's blueprint that he laid out earlier today talking about his second term agenda, we did talk to some senio
romney's attack on mr. obama's decision not to visit israel during his first foreign president. >> you went to the middle east and you flew to egypt and saudi arabia and turkey and iraq. and by the way, you skipped israel. >> if we're going to talk about trips that we've taken -- >> reporter: for factory workers in ohio, the flare up over romney's opposition to the auto bailout. >> iran, mr. president. >> no, i am not wrong. >> people will look it up....
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romney spoke in washington today. there's new evidence that he's beating president obama when it comes to donation and support from the financial industry. brian todd is looking into this for us. brian, we're seeing some wall street titans no longer supporting obama. >> he's simply turned them off. a lot of money from wall street that fueled mr. obama's 2008 campaign is no longer there. it's not just tighter regulation and his tax policy that have bothered wall street titans. many say the president's public smackdowns of business leaders have angered them. zukerman is a lifelong democrat. his paper, "the new york daily news" endorsed mr. obama then. as a wealthy real estate investor, he's tapped into wall street and financial sector. his feelings about the president these days may reflect that group as well. >> in our system of government, without the leadership of the presidency, almost nothing happens. >> he says the president's lost wall street, alien ated the business community. >> they want to give banks and insu
romney spoke in washington today. there's new evidence that he's beating president obama when it comes to donation and support from the financial industry. brian todd is looking into this for us. brian, we're seeing some wall street titans no longer supporting obama. >> he's simply turned them off. a lot of money from wall street that fueled mr. obama's 2008 campaign is no longer there. it's not just tighter regulation and his tax policy that have bothered wall street titans. many say the...
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we haven't seen a serious proposal from the romney team. >> but if the romney folks and romney himself say that the national debt was $10 trillion when the president took office. it's $16 trillion right now, it's gone up dramatically every single year. how do you respond to that that the president has allowed this to go on? >> well, look, you know, as you know because you've covered this closely, the president inherited a very difficult economic situation. we had to make some choices. we had to put in place the recovery act that helped reboot the economy. we had to save the auto industry which created a million jobs. we had to take tough steps. we're moving in the right direction. deficit reduction and doing it in a balanced way is absolutely a priority for the president. but if you're not willing to put tax cuts for the millionaires and billionaires on the table, it's hard to take you seriously. and, you know, that's what we're going to keep conveying to the american people. >> you got less than three weeks to do it. jen psaki the traveling press secretary for the obama campaign. jen,
we haven't seen a serious proposal from the romney team. >> but if the romney folks and romney himself say that the national debt was $10 trillion when the president took office. it's $16 trillion right now, it's gone up dramatically every single year. how do you respond to that that the president has allowed this to go on? >> well, look, you know, as you know because you've covered this closely, the president inherited a very difficult economic situation. we had to make some...
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did romney say? >> reporter: well, wolf, from mideast policy to national defense cuts to the issue of integrity effectively, that is what mitt romney hit the president on. more sering rhetoric than we've ever heard before. and it was very careful to hit the issue jack was just talking about, the issue they think inside the romney campaign can hurt the most is credibility and trust. >> this congress is contempti e contemptible. it betrays our national interest. >> reporter: foreign policy is not a top priority for voters this year. so mitt romney decided to pummel the president on an issue they do care about, trust and credibility. >> exactly who in the white house betrayed these secrets? >> reporter: romney used his speech to blast the president for a series of national security leaks romney said were politically driven to help the president. hanging his stepped up attacks on new comments from the democratic senate intelligence chairwoman diane finestein. >> i think the white house has to understand
did romney say? >> reporter: well, wolf, from mideast policy to national defense cuts to the issue of integrity effectively, that is what mitt romney hit the president on. more sering rhetoric than we've ever heard before. and it was very careful to hit the issue jack was just talking about, the issue they think inside the romney campaign can hurt the most is credibility and trust. >> this congress is contempti e contemptible. it betrays our national interest. >> reporter:...
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romney much more. we have to have a better answer on these questions on immigration and things like that. he's got to focus on getting that answer right if he wants to do better with that community. >> let me ask you both, do these candidates have time to get themselves right with issues that are this big? my sense of it is along about august or september you better have your act together. we're still a little off broadway now. >> i don't know that the country's really intensely focused on the campaign at all. but i do think that people are obviously paying attention to the economy. they're paying attention as they're making their summer vacation plans. can i afford to go away? is it a little better this year? gas prices are down from last summer some. so people notice that. i think that people are starting to relate the politics to where they live. come august and september it will be more about the bigger picture. >> consumer confidence is going down at the same time. so somebody's living somewhere w
romney much more. we have to have a better answer on these questions on immigration and things like that. he's got to focus on getting that answer right if he wants to do better with that community. >> let me ask you both, do these candidates have time to get themselves right with issues that are this big? my sense of it is along about august or september you better have your act together. we're still a little off broadway now. >> i don't know that the country's really intensely...
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what does romney do now? >> romney, i think we can talk all we want about the vice presidential pick, and it's important, but it's not the be all and end all. because in the end this is about the top of the ticket. he needs to go into the convention off of that kind of adrenaline of the vp pick, make a great convention speech where i think he needs to define himself. he needs to find the likable mitt and put it out there for folks. and then he has to have good debates. so those are all opportunities for him to turn this around. because as we said, the economy still isn't viewed well by the american people. and generally you'd think, well, that's kind of curtains for president obama. but mitt romney hasn't been able to get past the likability part. >> so who's on state of the union sunday morning? >> david axelrod, senior advisor to the obama campaign and one of his counterparts at the romney campaign, ed gillespie. >> 9:00 a.m. sunday morning. we will be watching. >> thanks, wolf. >>> intrigue in south americ
what does romney do now? >> romney, i think we can talk all we want about the vice presidential pick, and it's important, but it's not the be all and end all. because in the end this is about the top of the ticket. he needs to go into the convention off of that kind of adrenaline of the vp pick, make a great convention speech where i think he needs to define himself. he needs to find the likable mitt and put it out there for folks. and then he has to have good debates. so those are all...
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here's mitt romney. listen to this. >> what the president, the president's campaign did was focus on certain members of his base coalition, give them extraordinary financial gifts from the government, and then work very aggressively to turn them out to vote. >> now, that's caused a lot of uproar. gifts that the president gave. i guess the implication is was he bribing some of the coalition, minorities, hispanics. bribing young women with all sorts of, quote, gifts. what do you make of that? >> wolf, this is completely unhelpful. this is not where the republican party needs to go. we want -- if you want voters to like you, the first thing you have got to do is like them first. it is certainly not helpful to tell voters that you think their votes were bought. that's not a way to show them you respect them, you like them. we need to stop talking down to voters. as the republican party, we need to fight for 100% of the electorate, not 53%, not 52%, but 100%. we have to stop trying to divide people by race, b
here's mitt romney. listen to this. >> what the president, the president's campaign did was focus on certain members of his base coalition, give them extraordinary financial gifts from the government, and then work very aggressively to turn them out to vote. >> now, that's caused a lot of uproar. gifts that the president gave. i guess the implication is was he bribing some of the coalition, minorities, hispanics. bribing young women with all sorts of, quote, gifts. what do you make...
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jim acosta's covering the romney campaign. do they -- have you sensed a change in their strategy, jim, following this democratic convention? >> reporter: absolutely, wolf. i had a chance to talk with the senior romney adviser, andi asked him, you know, what are you going to be focusing on now that this jobs report has come out. and he said that they're going to be drilling down on the economy, in his words, for the next 60 days. so from now until the election, they're going to be talking about one thing, and that is the economy. and he had a -- mitt romney had a news conference out on the tarmac in iowa on friday, and wolf, he described that jobs report as a hangover. he responded to the president's charge, that he hasn't offered specificing s ins saying that h going to crack down on china as a currency manipulator, and when he was asked for his assessment of the president's speech, and why the president seems to be holding steady in the polls, despite these bleak jobs numbers, here's what mitt romney had to say about that. >>
jim acosta's covering the romney campaign. do they -- have you sensed a change in their strategy, jim, following this democratic convention? >> reporter: absolutely, wolf. i had a chance to talk with the senior romney adviser, andi asked him, you know, what are you going to be focusing on now that this jobs report has come out. and he said that they're going to be drilling down on the economy, in his words, for the next 60 days. so from now until the election, they're going to be talking...
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romney is here and obama is here. >> that's right. so we're seeing more than half of his funds coming from the finance and insurance sector of the economy and the president's is almost 50 times as much money in this context going to support romney than the money that's supporting the president. >> reporter: kevin griffin, who donated to the obama campaign in 2008, is one who switched, giving big money to the romney super pac. he's accused the president of engaging in class warfare. >> i'm leaning in that direction because of my disappoint with president obama. >> reporter: the obama campaign is pushing back. a spokesman e-mailing us -- this obama still has support from many business leaders who agree with the measures he's taken to prevent another financial crisis. brian todd, cnn, washington. >>> it's a heist for the ages. thieves attempt to rob a truck as it speeds down a highway. where ? where ? it's getting away ! where is it ? it's gone. we'll find it. any day can be an adventure. that's why we got a subaru. love wherever the roa
romney is here and obama is here. >> that's right. so we're seeing more than half of his funds coming from the finance and insurance sector of the economy and the president's is almost 50 times as much money in this context going to support romney than the money that's supporting the president. >> reporter: kevin griffin, who donated to the obama campaign in 2008, is one who switched, giving big money to the romney super pac. he's accused the president of engaging in class warfare....
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romney is letting them down." campaign advisor -- senior advisor i should say, former new hampshire governor, john sununu is in "the situation room" right now. he's joining us. governor, it's one thing for democrats for the obama campaign to be saying tough words about mitt romney. but when the editorial writers of "the wall street journal" do so, you've got a problem. >> well, i think the governor took care of that issue yesterday with his very strong statement that even though he had hoped for the position of the dissent in the court to be the position that came out, which was based on it not being a tax, that the court has spoken. the court supported president obama's position as pleaded by the solicitor general for president obama that it was a tax. that it was a tax in its own right and a tax adjacent to the income tax. and governor romney says the court has spoken. it's the law of the land. it's a tax now. and i think he's moving on the issue that the journal had some concern about. >> but the journal writes
romney is letting them down." campaign advisor -- senior advisor i should say, former new hampshire governor, john sununu is in "the situation room" right now. he's joining us. governor, it's one thing for democrats for the obama campaign to be saying tough words about mitt romney. but when the editorial writers of "the wall street journal" do so, you've got a problem. >> well, i think the governor took care of that issue yesterday with his very strong statement...
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mitt romney is up on that. he's going back to what he has always billed as his strength and that's the economy. which he sees as the president's weakness. so it's like he's really blown this and here's what i would do. it's what attracted people to him in the first place. >> so is it more designed to, you know, enthuse the base, their respective bases out there? or to win over these independent still undecided voters? >> you know, i think we're talking about such a small -- in large part both of them are stirring up their certain voters which includes their base. but the people are going to vote for them. there's some independent stuff in there of course. but mainly this is now, you know, going forward on the premise that most people have made up their minds. that those swing voters are such a small group that, yes, we heard the stuff about and i'm going to work bipartisan, i'll have people in my office from the other party every week. that's swing vote independent talk. and you need those independents, both of
mitt romney is up on that. he's going back to what he has always billed as his strength and that's the economy. which he sees as the president's weakness. so it's like he's really blown this and here's what i would do. it's what attracted people to him in the first place. >> so is it more designed to, you know, enthuse the base, their respective bases out there? or to win over these independent still undecided voters? >> you know, i think we're talking about such a small -- in large...
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that's the essence of why mitt romney is running for election. >> when mitt romney says that these are victims, are they victims these 38% of utah residents -- or utah filers who didn't pay any federal income tax? >> no. look, governor romney was the first one to say he didn't word that very eloquently. but the point he's trying to make, which i think is a valid one, is how do we create more economic opportunity for people to succeed in this country? president obama's taking us down a path of more government, more government spending. and it's not working. and i disagree wh my friend there, bill. there is no economic indicator that indicates that, boy, this is right on the trajectory that we want to be. i think the country recognizes they're off track. that's why we got to move in a different direction. and that's -- giving entrepreneurs more opportunity. >> hold on. i want to play this clip to you. this is mitt romney speaking today defending himself. listen to this. >> the question in this campaign is not who cares about theoor and middle class. i do. he does. the question is, who ca
that's the essence of why mitt romney is running for election. >> when mitt romney says that these are victims, are they victims these 38% of utah residents -- or utah filers who didn't pay any federal income tax? >> no. look, governor romney was the first one to say he didn't word that very eloquently. but the point he's trying to make, which i think is a valid one, is how do we create more economic opportunity for people to succeed in this country? president obama's taking us down...